Racecards
16:20 Chester
City Of London Gin Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 70y
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £14,400 added
- Winner: £8,022
- 2nd: £2,387
- 3rd: £1,193
- 4th: £596
- Form 633-425
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Jason Hart
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
- Form 257-562
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey David Egan
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead briefly approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 736329
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey F Norton
keen close up, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 071164
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
close up, wide and headway to lead entering final furlong, ridden and ran on
- Form 2428-06
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey K T O'Neill
ran in snatches, in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
- Form 0-08672
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
in touch, dropped to last halfway, headway between horses when short of room over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 0-36342
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
led early, tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, short of room entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Humble Gratitude ran well for second over track and trip last time but soft going is a worry for him and also for Bit Of A Quirke, who finished well ahead of Dark Devil when scoring on good ground here last summer. Aiya is another with something to prove on testing ground judged on earlier attempts but Confrontational will handle the underfoot conditions, though is racing over today’s longer trip for the first time. REGULAR INCOME included a victory in soft going over today’s trip at Nottingham in an earlier double and Adam West’s charge can go close again with luck in-running as he usually finishes with a late flourish.
Formwatch
Aiya (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-3) Raced freely, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Speed Company (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Humble Gratitude 9-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed, not quicken, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Hats Off To Larry (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Confrontational (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Close up, pushed along 3f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12 1/2l behind Diocles Of Rome (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gf in May.
Regular Income (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up last, pushed along and closer in 3rd over 3f out until over 2f out, weakened, last of 4, 2l behind Lawn Ranger (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Qawamees (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) In rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Fayez (9-7) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Dark Devil (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Kilbaha Lady (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in May.
Bit Of A Quirke 15-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Archie Perkins (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jun.